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The Northern Song Dynasty, with its capital at [[Kaifeng]] (then called Baijing), united China around [[960]] following the fractured period known as the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]. It was a period of particular cultural, economic, and technological flourishing for China, but ended with the loss of the northern half of the country to [[Jurchens|Jurchen]] invasion in [[1127]]. At that time, the Court fled south, making its new capital at [[Hangzhou]] (then called Lin'an), marking the beginning of the [[Southern Song Dynasty]].
The Northern Song Dynasty, with its capital at [[Kaifeng]] (then called Baijing), united China around [[960]] following the fractured period known as the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]. It was a period of particular cultural, economic, and technological flourishing for China, but ended with the loss of the northern half of the country to [[Jurchens|Jurchen]] invasion in [[1127]]. At that time, the Court fled south, making its new capital at [[Hangzhou]] (then called Lin'an), marking the beginning of the [[Southern Song Dynasty]].
The last emperor of the Northern Song, [[Emperor Huizong]] (r. [[1100]]-[[1126]]), is known as a particular lover of the arts. He is famous for his distinctive "Slender Gold" style of calligraphy, and for several paintings which are easily among the most famous Chinese paintings today.
[[Image:Huizong-Cranes.jpg|center|thumb|750px|''Auspicious Cranes'', painting and calligraphy by [[Emperor Huizong]], [[1112]].]]
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